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CVE-2008-3077

arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25.10 on the x86_64 platform leaks task_struct references into the sys32_ptrace function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, possibly a use-after-free vulnerability.

Published

2008-07-09T00:41:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-416

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 2.6.25.10	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.25.y.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=1e9a615bfce7996ea4d815d45d364b47ac6a74e8 ([email protected])
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.10 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/31048 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/03/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30077 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2063/references Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.25.y.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=1e9a615bfce7996ea4d815d45d364b47ac6a74e8 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.10 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31048 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/03/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30077 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2063/references Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)